Minor
abducted, forcibly married and rapedLudhiana, August 22In a shocking case, a 13-year-old
girl, resident of Pritam Nagar was kidnapped, forcibly married and then
raped for one month by her alleged husband in Ram Nagar village. The
girl recovered by the Haibowal police underwent medical examination at
the civil hospital which confirmed the rape.

Fitting
band for martyr’s wristGill (Ludhiana), August 22Touching scenes were witnessed at
Gill village today morning when two sisters of a Kargil martyr tied
rakhis on his statue in the village. The scene witnessed by several
residents was the highlight of the Raksha Bandhan celebrations in the
region. Unable to control their emotions, several persons present on the
occasion broke into tears.

Sister of martyr Paramjit Singh ties a rakhi to his statue at Gill village on Thursday. His father and daughter are also in the picture.
— Photo Inderjit Verma

Friend
kills migrant over minor issueSahnewal, August 22Jatinder Paswan, 25, of Barban
(Bihar), a migrant labourer, was murdered by his companion at Nandpur
village early today. For the past two months, Jatinder had been
working in the fields of a man called Jagtar Singh of this village.

1999
shootout: CBI begins part two of probeAhmedgarh, August 22The Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) has started the second round of its probe into the
incidents that took place at Dhakki Sahib Maksudra in 1999.

Swindler
arrestedLudhiana, August 22The police has arrested a
swindler, Harjinder Singh Kali, and his accomplice, Bharpurjit Singh.
The accused have become a headache for the state police for the past
several months.

70
kg poppy husk seizedDoraha, August 22The Payal police has seized 70 kg
of poppy husk from Ghudani Kalan village Rampur near Doraha. Two
separate cases have been registered at the Payal police station 61 on
Wednesday under Sections 15, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act.

Nehru
Rose Garden cries for attentionLudhianaNehru Rose Garden in the Civil
Lines area is one of the select open spaces in the city where people can
go for morning or evening walk and enjoy some moments of relaxation. On
weekends, many visitors come here to have respite from the congested
indoor life. Infact, for a vast majority of immigrants it is the only
picnic spot in the city.

AirTel
tariff plansLudhiana, August 22Air Tel cellular service has
announced the launch of two new, customer-friendly tariff plans, with
an in-built promise of free airtime and unlimited call options.

Building
a house; visit this showLudhiana, August 22If anyone wants to construct a
new house using latest designs of exteriors and interiors, then one
has to visit the ‘mega show’ displaying innumerable stalls
exhibiting everything floors, chimneys, glass panes, house loans, etc.
available, under one roof at an exhibition organised by the
Inside-Outside in the grounds of the Government College for Women. The
show will be on till August 25.

Work in flora art on display at the Mega Show organised in the Government College for Women,
Ludhiana. — A Tribune photograph

‘Anti-farmer’
policies flayedLudhiana, August 22Dubbing the drought in this part of the country as
a man-made calamity due to the shortsightedness of the successive
regimes, activists of the Kirti Kisan Union today held a rally to
highlight the anti-farmer policies being pursued by the government.

Alternative
crop option for farmersLudhiana, August 22Menthol could be an attractive alternative crop
for farmers to break out of the wheat-rice rotation, said Dr R. K.
Rampal, Director, Agriculture, while visiting the JDM Agricultural
Development and Research Farms at Ladowali, near here.

Scientists’
advice to farmersLudhiana, August 22In view of the possibility of
leaf-folder on the standing paddy crop, the PAU scientists have informed
the farmers that the larvae of this insect occurs in all rice-growing
areas of the state. The larvae fold the leaves, eat out the green tissue
and produce white streaks.

Training
course on rice-wheat systemLudhiana, August 22The increase in the concentration of nitrates in
the groundwater by 10 times from the previous 0. 5 to 5 PPM is a
dangerous signal which will have an adverse health effect on humans and
animals, says Dr J S Kolar, Director, Extension Education, PAU.

‘Agriculture
passing through serious crisis’Ludhiana, August 22To finalise the technologies for recommendation to
the farmers during the coming rabi season, a two-day agricultural
officers’ workshop started on the PAU campus here today.

PCMS
hails decision on special postsLudhiana, August 22In a major decision to rejuvenate
health services, the Punjab Government has decided to create 260
specialist posts of doctor with 65 SMOs (specialists) in 65 rural
hospitals present in the areas of the state.

Ludhiana
Sports Welfare AssociationLudhiana, August 22The Ludhiana Sports Welfare
Association has been reorganised and a new team of governing body and
office-bearers has been formed. The association decided to organise
Punjab State Inter-College and Inter-University Hockey Tournament in
October.